Weekly Nerd Walk to begin Wednesday

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May 8, 2018 at 4:00 PMMay 8, 2018 at 4:04 PM

Lori Gilbert Record Staff Writer @LoriGRecord

StocktonCon founder Mike Millerick has added another event to his roster of local pop culture programs.

Millerick, who had heart surgery in October to replace the mitral valve, will lead what he’s calling a Nerd Walk beginning and ending at Al’s Comics at 1847 Pacific Ave., Stockton. The free walk will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday and travel about a mile.

Participants will receive a free comic book and 10 percent discount on back issues of comics.

"I’m not raising awareness or raising money,” Millerick said. “I just want to help people who aren’t as motivated to go out, and they need to understand that. I’m going to walk anyway. If one person joins me, great. If 20 do, that would be amazing.”

Millerick, who has plans to start walks in Sacramento and Santa Rosa, said the walks will be weekly on Wednesdays. As he recovered from his surgery, Millerick mostly walked and continues to do so. He came up with the idea of getting people with similar interests to walk together as a result of his newfound passion for walking.